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Since the introduction of the Anthropocene concept, natural and social scientists have fervently interrogated the causes, consequences, and future impacts. It has also highlighted the centrality of the environment and geological processes which shape human life. This course seeks to provide students with a thorough understanding of all aspects of discussions surrounding the Anthropocene, rooted in a political, ecological and geological lens. Political Ecology/ Geology enables us to understand the role of politics, intersectionality, power discrepancies, violence and inequalities that underlie the production of environmental knowledge and narratives of anthropogenic climate, as well as create space for imagining futures otherwise and issues of justice. This course will equip students with the skills and knowledge to investigate contemporary environmental issues critically. While the course presents a range of case studies, the focus will be on the United States. This course is a hybrid lecture-seminar series. The first-course session of the week will predominantly be more lecture-based, leaving room for discussion of key concepts and readings. The second session of the week will function as a seminar. Students are required to come prepared ready to discuss all the readings for the week and engage with one another's questions. Additionally, during the seminar sessions, students will be responsible for giving a presentation and facilitating discussion once during the quarter.